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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Pilot" – "Hiroshima".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Igor Kurchatov when he was put in charge of building a Soviet atomic weapon?
(a) 40.
(b) 51.
(c) 33.
(d) 35.

2. When did Robert Oppenheimer graduate from Harvard University?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1929.

3. When did news reach Washington and London that Germany was emptying the water machines at the Vemork plant?
(a) September, 1944.
(b) February, 1944.
(c) March, 1943.
(d) July, 1944.

4. What illness was responsible for Franklin Roosevelt's adult disability?
(a) Polio.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Cancer.

5. On what date did Moe Berg attend Werner Heisenberg's lecture for the Alsos mission?
(a) September 18, 1944.
(b) December 18, 1944.
(c) November 16, 1945.
(d) April 15, 1943.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was Oppeneheimer's bomb shelter from the blast site for the testing of the plutonium bomb?

2. Who was the contact in New York that Saville Sax delivered Ted Hall's notes to in late 1944?

3. Where did Harry Truman meet Joseph Stalin for the first time?

4. What was the name of Paul Tibbets flying team that he developed in late 1944?

5. On what date did General Leslie Groves take command of the Manhattan Project?

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